| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Nassauvia glomerulosa D.Don trib. Mutisieae |
| Bibliography | Philos. Mag. Ann. Chem. 11: 390 (1832) |
| Native Range | s. & nw. Argentina to s. Chile |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1500m |
| Description | leaves linear-subulate, spinose, vaginate, glabrous or pubescent, leaves on brachyblasts 1mm, elliptic, acute, producing globular clusters, capitula solitary in spike |
| Size | 5-80cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Nassauvia axillaris var. contracta Speg. Nassauvia bryoides O.Hoffm. Nassauvia glomerulosa var. columnaris Hauman Nassauvia glomerulosa f. paradoxa Skottsb. Nassauvia glomerulosa f. struthionum Skottsb. Nassauvia glomerulosa f. typica Skottsb. Nassauvia modesta O.Hoffm. Nassauvia rosulata (Hook. & Arn.) Ball Nassauvia struthionum Phil. Nassauvia struthionum var. robusta Speg. Strongyloma glomerulosum DC. Strongyloma struthionum Phil. Triptilion glomerulosum Lag. ex Lindl. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLS Chile South) |